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College Hill from Downtown

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Description: John S. Fuller made this photograph of the three University buildings on Bascom Hill (then known as College Hill) from the Capitol roof about 1860. Grace E...
Photograph

Camp Randall Cannon

Date: 1955
Description: Camp Randall Memorial Park cannon with an American flag flying in the background.
Photograph

Picnic Point Work Day Blue Jeans King And Queen

Date: 04 28 1945
Description: Annual University of Wisconsin-Madison student work day project located at Picnic Point. Shown posing together are the chosen "blue jeans" king and queen f...
Photograph

Aerial Photograph of West Side

Date: 02 06 1948
Description: Aerial photograph of Madison's west side looking northeast along Speedway Road. Visible are Forest Hill and Resurrection Cemeteries, West High School, Hoyt...
Photograph

Aerial View of West Side

Date: 02 06 1948
Description: Aerial view of west side, looking south along Glenway Street. Visible are the reservoir, Lake Wingra, Forest Hill and Resurrection Cemetery, Hoyt Park. Maj...
Photograph

Aerial Photograph of West Side

Date: 02 06 1948
Description: Looking north along Glenway Street. Visible are the reservoir, Hoyt and Quarry Parks, Resurrection and Forest Hill Cemeteries, Rentschler Greenhouses, Fore...
Photograph

Aerial View of West Side

Date: 02 06 1948
Description: Looking southeast across Speedway Road. Visible are the reservoir on Glenway Street, Hoyt Park, Resurrection and Forest Hill cemeteries, Glenway Golf cours...
Photograph

Eagle Heights Kids on Swings

Date: 09 24 1948
Description: Five children with one adult are shown playing on swings at Eagle Heights, a University of Wisconsin-Madison housing development built for faculty families...
Postcard

Lover's Lane on University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus

Date: 
Description: Located on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, the lane is a dirt path surrounded by trees.
Photograph

University Faculty Houses in Eagle Heights

Date: 07 21 1949
Description: Mid-morning refreshments are an important part of the day for youngsters at the University Faculty Housing playground. Mrs. Harold Green pours a fruit drin...
Photograph

State Street

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view from the roof of the Wisconsin State Capitol looking west along State Street to Bascom Hall (with dome). The State Historical Society Buildin...
Photograph

Picnic Point

Date: 07 1899
Description: Elevated view from hill of Picnic Point, located on the south shore of Lake Mendota.
Map or Atlas

Map of the City of Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin

Date: 1956
Description: This map shows local streets, roads, railroads, highways, parks, cemeteries, hospitals, the University of Wisconsin, Middleton, Maple Bluff, Shorewood Hill...
Map or Atlas

City of Madison

Date: 1971
Description: This map shows streets, highways, railroads, parks, colleges, cemeteries, county clubs, University of Wisconsin, Truax Field, Middleton, Shorewood Hills, M...
Photograph

State Street to Bascom Hall

Date: 1857
Description: Elevated view from the Wisconsin State Capitol up State Street to Bascom Hall. There is a fence around the capitol grounds, and pedestrians are walking on ...
Map or Atlas

City of Madison : Dane County, Wisconsin

Date: 1961
Description: This street map includes an ancillary map of Dane County highways and a business directory. Lake Mendota, Lake Monona, Monona Bay, Yahara River, and Lake W...
Map or Atlas

Map & Guide, Discover Downtown Madison

Date: 2004
Description: This map shows ATMs, houses of worship, hotels, parking ramps, public parking, union cab stands, bus stops, business district, parks and public areas, gove...

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